Otto Warmbier, 22, was in a coma when he was returned to his family in Ohio last week after being held in North Korea for nearly a year and a half. His death intensified political reaction to his detention, with outraged critics calling it “murder.”
On issues ranging from the health-care bill to the president’s golfing, federal leaders are hiding from public scrutiny — and their penchant for secrecy represents a stark departure from the campaign promises of Trump and his fellow Republicans to usher in newfound transparency.
The White House press secretary’s anticipated move is part of a broader overhaul of the Trump administration’s most public-facing operation.
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The slaying of 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen raised fears of many that it was a hate crime targeting Muslims. But police say they have found no indication so far that Nabra was targeted because of her religion and are probing her death as a road-rage incident.
President Trump acknowledged that a Republican defeat in the district, which the party has held for nearly four decades, could have wide implications. He began tweeting about the race before 6 a.m.
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The high court’s ruling on whether electoral maps favoring one political party over another are constitutional could have a revolutionary impact on the redrawing of maps after the 2020 election and could come at the expense of Republicans, who control the process in the majority of states.
Jay Sekulow, the combative attorney who made the rounds on Sunday talk shows, is a celebrity among conservative organizations for his defense of religious rights.
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Analysis A full 24 hours after the incident in London, President Trump had yet to express condolences to the attack’s victims or support for London. Contrast that to his response when groups like the Islamic State are suspected of being involved.
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Once mostly limited to men, drug addiction has exploded into a nationwide scourge that increasingly is affecting wives, mothers and children, upending family life.
A commander faces court-martial for allegedly accepting bribes including prostitutes, four suckling pigs and tickets to a Julio Iglesias concert.
The dead included a 19-year-old firefighter who had enlisted the year before and a 19-year Navy veteran who had been planning his retirement.
